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Circle 1st Gen vs Circle on Netgear vs Circle Home Plus
Writing this for 2 reasons: 1: I hope someone will tell me I'm wrong and have missed something 2: If not, maybe it'll make it clearer for others in the future. Background: We've had a Disney ...
What is the downside of just going with Netgear's parental controls? Are they just less user friendly when you have to use OpenDNS for configuring and maybe not as easy to go by individual family member profiles? And than having to have another third party app to manage content on devices? I guess a couple years ago that was the benefit of Circle first Generation was that you could have mobile device management and home router management all in one app?
Thanks for starting this thread. I purchased my Orbi AC3000 for 2 reason:
1. Good parental controls (this was the number one reason), which my Netgear R6400 doesn't have
2. Coverage in the back yard, which I don't get with my current R6400
I currently have the Orbi 3000 sitting in a box waiting to go back to Costco for the following reasons:
1. Just like you said, I was concerned about lack of support for the new disney circle features which is the main reason for the upgrade
2. I kept getting disconnects from my wifi, even though it was installed in the same location as my netgear R6400 which has been rock solid
3. I discovered that the Orbi doesn't have configurable QOS which I need to limit bandwidth when my kid is playing XBOX
I hope this information gets to Netgear and they will fix the issues so the product can be made better for those using it.
FYI, I have on order a Gryphon router and I am hoping I will have a better experience with that router which is also supposed to have great parental controls.
Thanks